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ok i juss dwld dosbox for mac...and i keep getting this stupid z drive..i need to mount the c drive im guessing to be able to run an .exe (caue rigth now i dlwd sim city and warcraft 2..) could someone give me a step by step on how to do this

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[The Fifth Horseman]

First, please spell correctly. If people can't understand you, they won't help you.

Second, read the readme file that came with your installation of DosBox. Yes, it _does_ answer your question.

Third, in the unlikely case readme didn't help, check the official DosBox FAQ, and particularly this part of it.

[chanti]

I have followed all the procedures for changing z: to c: and it keeps saying drive c does not exist. Can you tell me what I am doin wrong? thanks

[_r.u.s.s.]

you need to mount it first
type:
mount c

example: mount c d:\games\

then you can change it to c

[chanti]

i have tried typing mount c c:\dos\cdrive which it tells you to do in the guide and it still wont work?

[_r.u.s.s.]

well.. does the "c:\dos\cdrive" exist on your hard drive?
if it does, after you type 'mount c c:\dos\cdrive', there should appear 'drive c is mounted as local directory c:\dos\cdrive' ..if it doesnt, it doesnt exist on your hard drive. in this case substitute directory which actually exists on your computer

[jati]

say.... From my time on Mac, I never see a drive called c: !!!!

nope.

so... what does a path looks like in Mac anyway?

[_r.u.s.s.]

you use mac and dont know its file structure?
http://www.lvsonline.com/dirsmac/index.shtml

[raoul volfoni]

I wrote this in the "UFO" game forum but I think it can help you:

Here is how I managed to run UFO on a iBook G5 laptop with Mac OS X (10.4):

What I used:

• the SDL library 1.2.11 for Mac OS X
• Dosbox 0.70
• the Dapplegrey 1.2 frontend for Max OS X (optional but very useful)
• UFO for DOS version from abandonia

Howto:

• Install properly the SDL lib, DOSBox and the Dapplegrey frontend (the first one can be a bit tricky but basically they are classic package installations, read the manuals)
• create a folder where you'll put all the DOS related files (eg: I created a folder named "DOS Apps" in my user folder, so its path is: "/Volumes/My HD/Users/myself/DOS Apps")
• in this folder create a folder to act as a hard drive for DOS (eg: I created a folder named "HD1", so its path is: "/Volumes/My HD/Users/myself/DOS Apps/HD1")
• unzip UFO in "DOS Apps", this creates a "xcom" folder. This xcom folder is in fact the content of the original UFO CD-ROM.
• launch Dapplegrey and configure it like this:
  • Drive C: "/Volumes/My HD/Users/myself/DOS Apps/HD1"
  • "Drives" tab:
    • CD-ROM: there is a bug in Dapplegrey when the CD-ROM pathname includes a space character (" ") so we'll use another method to specify it:
      - if your path does not include space characters, choose the "xcom" folder as the CD-ROM path and check the drive "D"
      - else: edit the autoexec.bat file (in the Dapplegrey menubar) and put this line: z:mount d "/Volumes/My HD/Users/myself/DOS Apps/HD1/xcom" -t cdrom -label CD-ROM
    • check "run autoexec.bat at startup"
  • "Display" tab: I chose "VGA", "Surface", "Full Res: 800x600", "Window Res: 800x600", check "Run DOSBOX in fullscreen mode" (optional)
  • tweak other options if you wish
• click "Run" to launch DOSBox
  if everything goes fine you should have a DOS window with a prompt
• first, you have to install the game. Type the following:
  d:
  install c:\ufo (or whatever directory name you want to use for the game installation)
  validate the installation screen, then type:
  c:
  if you are not already in the installation directory: cd ufo (or whatever directory name you used for the game installation)
  cdsetup d:
  setup the sound parameters (use the "soundblaster pro" with default params)
  launch the game: ufo

That's it !

From now on you just have to go to the c:\ufo directory and type ufo to launch the game.

Tips:
- swap Full screen on/off with CTRL-ENTER (UFO can run in both modes)
- if the mouse cursor doesn't appear in DOSBox, use CTRL-F10 to capture/uncapture it
- with trackpad or 1-button mouse, emulate the right-click with CTRL-APPLE-CLICK
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